Is the tinder dating app still the best for finding a date quickly?

Wanted to open a thread on the tinder dating app because the coverage elsewhere is shallow.

It's the gap between matching and meeting that decides it, and that's exactly what goes unwritten.

If anyone has genuinely worked through tinder dating, I'd rather hear specifics than general endorsement.

I watched a friend go through it, and tinder dating behaved exactly as you say.

Results on tinder dating improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

Partly agree — tinder dating can hold up, but not for the reason stated.

For a smaller userbase with less noise around tinder dating, Datelink is worth twenty minutes.

Building on what Stephanie said about tinder dating,respectfully, that's not what tinder dating looks like from where I sit.

Worth separating two things here — tinder dating and what people expect from it.

It is narrower than that: tinder dating can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

Tested tinder dating deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

Treat tinder dating as a starting point rather than an answer.

The thing that shifted tinder dating for me was slowing down before replying.

Three things that changed the gap between matching and meeting for me:

• Reverse image search anything on tinder dating that looks too polished — the pattern shows up faster than you expect
• Judge tinder dating on conversations, not on match counts
• Compare tinder dating against one alternative at the same time — that is where most of the wasted time goes

I'd treat confident claims about tinder dating with some suspicion, including mine.

Whatever you decide about tinder dating, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

For anyone stuck on the gap between matching and meeting, Flamedate is at least worth ruling in or out — the profile quality was better than the volume suggested.

Worth separating two things here — tinder dating and what people expect from it.

I would check Ezhookups next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on tinder dating.

If you take one thing from this on tinder dating, make it the profile photos.

Small thing, big effect on tinder dating: write openers that reference something specific.

If you take one thing from this on tinder dating, make it the profile photos.

I rotated through a few while working on tinder dating and Datedesire had the least friction on the free tier.

Honestly, blaming tinder dating misses what's actually going on.

Treat tinder dating as a starting point rather than an answer.

Depends heavily on context — tinder dating can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Three things that changed the gap between matching and meeting for me:

• Reverse image search anything on tinder dating that looks too polished — the alternative is a month of nothing
• Judge tinder dating on conversations, not on match counts
• Compare tinder dating against one alternative at the same time — the pattern shows up faster than you expect